Responsibilities

The Driver is responsible for:

• Safe and responsible driving of the project/program vehicle and its passengers.
• Routine maintenance and care of project/program vehicles.
• Follow-up on all available information concerning street conditions, effective routes and locations.
• Be always informed and updated about RMO guidelines about travel security and restrictions.
• Report to the RMO and Line manager of any issue and provide solutions;
• Running official errands and assisting with other office services.
• Facilitate logistics effort to support the project activities

Within this context, s/he fulfils the following tasks:

Driving and chauffeuring

• Drives project/program vehicles safely and chauffeurs staff, official project/program visitors, and guests to official destinations;
• Assists in the transport of project/program goods and materials.

Maintenance of cars

• Cleans the inside and outside of the project/program vehicle regularly;
• Checks oil, water, brake and clutch fluids daily; tyre pressures, battery water, and overall vehicle condition monthly or after 5000 km, whichever comes earlier; tests lights, brakes, bodywork for dents, etc.
• Keeps vehicle log book on a daily basis and registers each monthly check;
• Reports the need for maintenance and undertakes minor repairs;
• Immediately reports any involvement of the project/office vehicle in any, even minor accidents, or any damages or theft of equipment from the vehicle.

Road Information

• Follows-up and carefully uses all available information to update knowledge of street conditions, effective routes and locations
• Exchanges this information with other drivers and RMO

General Duties

• Serves all passengers in a friendly manner;
• Upon request, perform as a guide to visitors;
• Runs errands for the project/office e.g. delivery of letters/messages, payment of bills, makes minor purchases of office supplies and makes frequent visits to the bank for the process of financial documents;
• Ensure all car documents, including insurance are updated
• Completes the “Trip Record Book” correctly and accurately.

Other Duties/Additional Tasks

• If there is no outside driving activity, s/he stands by in the office, supports other colleagues in case of need, and does other office work as assigned
• Reports any incidents whilst off duty that may affect his/her driving licence entitlement, as well as any newly known health problems that may affect his/her ability to drive
• Assists in driving employees from other projects and counterparts, if and when required
• Assists in and/or carries out other project activities and tasks, as assigned
• Undertakes further job training related to his/her position and duties; if required. special training programs shall be identified and selected jointly with the GIZ programme management

Job Requirement

Relevant Qualifications: Secondary school.

Professional experiences:

• At least 5 years of working experience as a driver with references
• No history of major accidents within the past 3 years

Other qualifications:

• Possession of a valid driver’s license
• English language skills in speaking and ideally in writing
• Discipline and punctuality
• Stress tolerance and patience
• Familiarity with area where project/program is situated
• Previous experience working for an international development organisation is a plus

Duration of contract:   31.12.2022 to be extended

Place of Work: Hawassa